Stop-and-go dribbling
Everyone dribbles their own ball and listens for the coach: go means push the ball toward the coach, stop means freeze the ball under your foot. Get close enough and tag the coach.
- Ages
- U5–U6
- Players
- Whole group, a ball each — one dribbler shown
- Area
- 15×20 yd
- Time
- 8 min
One example
Go! Push it forward with your laces.
Coaching points
- Push the ball ahead with your laces to go forward fast.
- To stop, put the bottom of your foot softly on top of the ball.
- Keep the ball close so you can stop it in time.
- Turn with the inside or outside of the foot to head back to the coach.
Equipment: 4 corner cones, a ball per player
Based on Massachusetts Youth Soccer — U6 Week 1: Red Light/Green Light, in our own words.